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out much that ought to have been inserted, with regard to the honour and character of naval men. The Hon. Memhe rt' e alluded to what was said the other night relative to officers of the navy taking head-money for captured slaves, &c., and said that, so far from officers in that service refraining from taking slave-ships before they should have got their cargo of slaves on board, he himself had frequently knows the contrary to be the ease, and had been witness of the contrary during the American war. He might mention among many others the !Ames of the gallant Sir Hyde Parker and Captain Brooke or the Shannon, who, in keeping up the blockade of Boston, lost a great amount of money by burning and sinking ships which they might have allowed to have sailed, and attseked When their cargoes were on board.—( Bear, hear.) It wss not, then, fair that these charges about head-money and blood money should be allowed to go before the public uncontra dieted. He knew that officers appointed to this particular service exerted themselves to the utmost. The Gallant Member then said that the slave-ships were so fitted up that they could not be boarded, or the case would he very different. lie did think that the honour of our naval officers ought to protected.—( Hear, hear.) Those officers had not and they never would, deviate from the course they had pursued up to the present time, and he hoped it would now go forth to the public that in doing what they had done they had strictly per formed their duty.—( Cheers. ) Sir THOMAS TROUBRIDGE said, it would not by any means become naval officers having seats in that House to al low statements such as had been made against their characters to go forth to the public without contradiction—( Hear, hear, hear)—and be would say that the charges made against them were most unjustifiable. —( Hear, hear, hear.) The speech of a certain Noble and Learned Lord he then held in his hand, published in the shape of a pamphlet, and, there fore, he should not be out of order in alluding to it. The British Navy wanted no defenders either in that Ilouse or elsewhere. At the same time, it might be supposed that if they remained silent when these charges were made, they acs quiesced in what had been said. He, for cne, did not ac quiesce in any such thing, as the officers cf the Navy had done their duty in the most trying circumstances, as the re turns which had been moved fcr would show. He rejoiced that those papers had been called for, as they would show not only th a t N a val Officers had done their duty, but that they had suffered very gre at expenses in doing that duty. With respect to any remarks which he had on aformer occasion made on this subject, he had made them more in sorrow than in anger, and for the purpose of affording the Noble and Learned Lord wh o had made those charges (Lord Brougham), the opportu nity of making a further disclaimer of them, and which dis claimer he regretted that Noble and Learned Lord bad not made.—( Hear, bear. ) THE BISHOP OF EXETER. Mr. MAUNSELL begged to ask the Noble Lord the Se cretary of State for the Home Department whether it was his intention to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice in reference to a Right Reverend Prelate, the Bishop of Exeter ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL had given that notice rather rather to show the inconvenience of entering on the discus sion o f the question relative to the Hon. and Learned Mem ber for Dublin than for any other purpose. He would now add. that when that question was brought forward it was totally unexpected by him ; but although he had thought it the moment expedient to give the notice to which the lion. Member referred it was not his intention to call on the House to enter upon any such discussion.—(Hear, hear.) A state ment to this effect had already been made. Mr. MAUNSELL was not in the House when the state ment adverted to by the Noble Lord was made ; but still, from the manner and animus in which the notice was given, he tho ug ht it only right that the fact of the withdrawal of it should go forth to the public.—( Hear, hear.) NAVY ESTIMATES. The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the Navy Estimates. Mr. WOOD said that it would not be necessary for him to trespass at any length on the attention of the House in Moving the Navy Estimates for the present year. In the number of men and the amount of wages there was no material difference in the present as compared with the last estimates. An increase had, however, been found necessary in the charge for victuals, owing to the rise of p rices in West India produce, salt meat, and other necessary articles of con sumption. In the department of the Admiralty, too, there was an increase, the salary of one of the Lords of the Admiralty having been placed on the same footing as that o f the Lords of the Treasury. This was occasioned by the necessity on the part of the Government of providing a House for r him, the apartments in Somerset Ho use a pp licable to t his purpose being occupied by the Poor-law Commis- Sinner s . There was another item to which he must refer, and that was an increase made in the salaries of the first and se cond class of clerks. Instead of 101. as hitherto, their salaries were to be augmented, as regarded the second class, 151. ; and the first 201. a year. An increase in the number of clerks in the office for registering merchant seamen had also taken Place. That measure had been highly successful, and the re sult of enforcing the provisions of :he Act of Parliament was that the number of apprentices registered had, down to the Ist of February, increased from 5,400 to 19,400. In the scientific department, there was a diminution of 5,0001., while the nau tical almanac was completed for the next three years. This would be a great advantage to the merchant service, as ships leaving on long voyages would be enabled to return to port without difficulty. There was no great difference in the esti mates of the two years for the general service at home and ,bread • but instead of being diminished, the estimate under estihead of s team-packets was increased con siderabl y . The from fo r n avy stores had also been increased ; but this arose 'n the st ores o n hand havin g been used up to prevent them fro m spoili ng . It had been the intention of the Government to throw the timber contracts open to pu blic com p etition ; but c .ireunnst ancos had arisen to prevent them from carrying this intention into effect for the next two ye ars. The increase of host -office packets occasioned this ; but then the existing con tract was highly favourable to the public. The despatch of Ine mails from Falmouth to Gibraltar had given rise to another Increase ; but, considering the state of the revenue, it was in tended to postpone all new works that were not •pressing for 8 t least a year. It would, however, be necessary to complete the formatioe of a building at Woolwich for the manufacturing of the machinery required by steam-boats, and an engine con structed by Lord Dundonald was also intended to be tried. 1 1 this engine„ succeeded, much g ood and savin g would result to th e public by it. It was also necessary to widen the en trance to one of the docks at Liverpool for the admission of t he largest class of steam-vessels requiring repair. The in 7eased expense of carrying the mails was somewhere about •°OO/., hut there was no novelty in the es timates connected With the h a lf-p a y and superannuation allowances. There was _ increase in the estimates of this year over the last, under . _the head of r e moval of troops, but there was a d iminution in that relating- to the transport of convicts , though , he was sorr y tt say, not in the number. This diminuti on, however, arose f rom the circumstances of the Irish Government having taken the cha rge o f prov idi ng for the transport of their own con vlets into their own hands. Mr. HUME—Then it is a transfer from the English to the Irish estimates. Mr. C. WOOD—Exactly - so, and therefore the difference is O nly apparent. _Mr. G 0 ULB URN—Why has this course been adopted? Mr. C. WOOD replied that it was not for him to explain the motives which induced the Irish Government to take the Matter under their own control. He, however, disapproved of !t , and thought they were wrong. The lion. Gentleman In concluson, moved that 34,165 men be granted to her M e a iesty as the complement for the sea ser vice for the ensuing Year, including Marines and boys. Mr. IIUME could see no reason why the number of men voted this y ear s h ou ld exceed those voted in the last estimates. _At Lisb on t h ey were t re ated as interlopers who had no busi ness the re , an d h e t h oug ht it would be much better for the "overnme n t if they intermeddled less with the affairs of other Countries. In 1819 the whole number of seamen, marines, boys did not exceed 20,000; but, although the Whigs had come into office as the advocates of economy , t he naval ablishment, whi c h in 1527 was only 2 7, 000 men , had since te vi 0, under their auspices, swollen up , last ye ar to 33,000, c •' roi this year 34,100. He thought, also, that great reduction t ai;tdit have been made in the Admirals' establishments. , Mr. C. WOOD did not consi de r that it would be for the notiour or the interests of this country that other nations should have fleets at sea, and that we should be without a il2et—he would not say equal to those—but at nil events 'such fl e et as it became this country to have. With respect to the alleged increase in the number of Admirals, that mistake 'uld arisen from the circumstance that, in the printed state ment, a larger number was given than would be permanently E mployed, and the apparent increase arose from the fact of Admirals who were relieved on foreign stations and were now on their way home having been included. Upon the rinole lie saw nothing to call for a diminution in our naval s'a ,ishrnent ; on the contrary, ther e were circumstances that seem to justife art increase of it; suc h, for instance, as " transport of troops to Canada. Sir E. CO DRINGTON said that, whilst every country in •' ll tulse was strengthening its navy , we seemed to be neglect. In g our s , Th e H on . Member proc eeded to mention several easess in which distinguished naval effacers who had long bee n, ' v 'th great credit to themselves and advantage totho country, e e r4l° Yed in the naval service, had in the end not received that 4nsideration which their services in straitened claimed. for , them, and some them had found themselves and their families reerns, ‘ ances * After a few words from Mr. C H A PMAN, Sir J. DUKE called the attention of the C ommittee t 0 the r -e nt, ee very erroneous node of paying p e tty officers wh o aid acoo fo r rz in t , h e t mast. o At s were aid the rate of present ship, these petty tlou e 1 officersl it a.s well tki wn th a t a petty officer on board a small go i ng shi p might tar e i much more daty to perform than a petty o fficer on board that the ,s u e t ttle ship. He thought "t quired attention. evayta.'si PE C HE L L believed t hat the officers of the naval -a l l eri Ze a l were less employe d than t h e naval service of t "try require,. lie alluded particularly to the class of es ,d and midshipmen ; of these a g r e at number were unem- Ai y• They were very poorly paid, and many of them fi e" a long service were totally unprovided for. lie wished ° Cull the'attentionof the H ono urable Gentleman below him h case . of an h oard officer named Dennis , who whilst employed a reve n ue cruizer had the misfortune to fracture his lie was retuined to his ship with a wooden leg, and was oiy .unpr . ovided for. lie thought the. ease was . entitled to tt ention M. C. WOOD did not think it was a honvenient . course ve er - ine a single case forward on au occasion of this kind, respectio a great deal of what had been said by the Gallant Officers who had addressed the House,. it would form '` t he subject for the inquiry of the Commissions, t 4 whose A ppointm en t his Right Honourable Frisassel would not he a arty, if fie did not believe :bat thei r duty wowld be to in_ quire into the w hole condition tel th , o ser vice, Yjcw to improving that condition, as well as promoting its future ad vantage and efficiency. Mr. 11. JOHNSTONE rose for the purpose of calling at tention to the case of a distinguished naval officer, Captain C. Napier. Afire his return from Portugal he had been re stored to his rank in this country, but not (as he understood) to his pension. The ground of complaint was that, in the statement made by the Admiralty of his (Captain Napier's) services, some of his most important services to this country, had not been included. A comparison of both statements would show this to be the case. The lion. Member pro ceeded to read a statement of the various services of Captain Napier at Porto Rico and elsewhere. Sir T. TROUBRIDGE felt that he was speaking the sentiments of his colleagues as well as his own in admitting to ths! fullest extent the gallant service of his personal friend Captain Napier.—( Hear.) He ( Sir T. Troubridge) had a strong personal feeling for Captain Napier, and had once been reprimanded by his late Sovereign for attending a City meet ing at which a piece of plate was voted to his friend, and he took this opportunity of thanking the Right lion. Baronet the Member for Pembroke for the very polite manner in which that reprimand was administered. (Laughter.) lie mentioned this fact merely to show that he could have no motive in sup pressing the services of Captain Napier. After a few words from Captain Gordon, Captain Dundas, and Sir J. Duke, Admiral ADAM said that the only reason he could give for the omission of any mention of the great services of Captain Napier in the statement was, that the Admiralty considered it a work of supererogation to enumerate those services to the House of Commons.—( Hear.) Captain WE YSS bore testimony to the many important services, both naval and political, of Captain Napier. Sir E. CODRINGTON thought it was due to Captain Napier that his services (by which he merited the pension) t.h,:uld he mentioned in the statement ; that was all Captain Napier demanded, and he (Sir E. Codrington) thought the demand a just one. Mr. GILLO N felt pleased that meritorious services should be rewarded, but thought that the discussion had been too much protracted on this particular vote. After a few words from the Hon. C. Langdale, Mr. Hume, Captain Jones, Mr. C. Wood, and Captain Gordon, the vote was agreed to. 1,072,4971. was voted to defray the wages of the seamen and marines in her Majesty's service. 520,7471. was voted to defray the expenses of the seamen and marines in the Ordinary and Yard Department. On the vote of 112,6371., to defray the salaries of the office and the contingent expenses of the Admiralty, Mr. T. ATTWO OD wished to know from the Right Hon. Secretary to the Admiralty whether we were in a position to defend ourselves-against the Russians, who had 26 ships in the Baltic and 16 in the Black Sea, in case of aggression. Mr. C. WOOD said that if those vessels should present themselves in a hostile manner we were perfectly prepared t ) meet either the fore( in the Baltic or those in the Black Sea. The vote was then agreed to. 2,4 9 5/. was voted for the office of Merchant Seamen. 26,2301. was then voted for the scientific department of the Navy. 121,793/. for the salary of the officers of her Majesty's Naval Establishment at home. 420,0931. for paying the wages of artificers at home. 24,8501. for artificers abroad. 354,3831. for naval stores, and the re-building and repairs of ships. A conversation ensued on the item 1,6001., granted to Com manders-in-Chiefs on naval stations. Mr. HUNIE wished to know'whether it was compatible with the rules of the service, that a Commander-in-Chief on actual employment could also hold another office at Court ? For in stance, he would ask how it was that the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore station ( Admiral Otway) could hold a distin guished appointment in connection with the personal service of the Sovereign ? Captain PECHELL said that every officer in the service, especially every officer of rank, was entitled to a certain term for leave of absence every year—say a month ; and that pe riod was sufficient for the performance of the duties alluded to by the Hon. Member; while the public had a saving of the officer's table money during the time he was off duty. Mr. HUME then observed that, when so many distin guished officers were out of employment, one who was in the enjoyment of that advantage, should leave such situations as the one in question to them. The vote was then agreed to, as were likewise the follow ing votes : For New Works, 89,786/. For Medicines and Medical Stores, 17,847/. For Miscellaneous Services, 73.681/. 783,6821. for half-pay to officers of the Navy and Royal Marines. 525,856/. for military pensions and allowances. 200,6331. for civil pensions and allowances. Mr. HU NIE objected to the distribution of this fund, and contended that the Marines were unfairly dealt with, as they had only received 3001. out of the entire. Mr. C. WOOD explained that the greater part of this sum had been set aside by a previous arrangement as sinecure pen sions for the exclusive benefit of ❑aval officers deserving such aid. It was a singular fact that, among the Marine claimants, only four appeared. The fact was that all the rest were at tached and on full-pay, so that nono but those four really could claim anything according to the rules of this pension fund. The sum actually coming to the share of the Marines was 72./., being one-fifteenth ; whereas they received 300/. in ten pen sions, being one-sixth of the entire. So that half the claimants were satisfied by a much greater grant than the whole class were entitled to. Lord G. LE NNO X hoped that the Commission to which he understood this investigation was to be committed would not interfere with the good effects which the country looked for as the result of his previous motion. Mr. C. WOOD assured the Hon. Member that the inves tigation was intended to be a bona fide one, and not to defeat the motion alluded to. Agreed to. 200,633/. for civil pensions and allowances was then agreed to. 66,330/. for the transport of convicts to New South Wales was also agreed to. The House then resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought in to-morrow. CHANCERY JURISDICTION (IRELAND). Mr, LITTON brought in his Bill to restore the anqient jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery, enabling Masters of that Court, upon petition to execute renetvals of leases for lives containing covenants for renewal in the names of persons bound by such covenant to execute the same, and being out of the jurisdiction of the Court, and to extend such power to cases of terms fir years, or lives dependent upon years. Thu House then adjourned, at Midnight. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1838. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. DEAL, MARCH 3.—Wind N.N.E., moderate.—Arrived and proceeded fur the River, the Teazer, Airth, from St. Michael's; Ocean, from Messina to Stetting; Cynthia, Turner, from Harfleur. Sailed the Keine Castle, for Madras. March 4.—Wind S.S.W., moderate.—Ar. rived and proceeded fur the River the Liffey, from Buenos Ayres; Pal mira, Loader, from India; Aurora, Cox, from India; Black Nymph, Wilson, from Africa; City of Edinburgh, Thompson, from Sydney. Came down from the River and sailed the Rosabel, Abbott, for Tene rifre; Turner, Lovett, fur Baltimore; Flarewood, Cole, for Charleston, The Palmira and Black Nymph remain. PORTSMOUTH, Maslen 3.—Wind E,S.E. to S., fine.—Arrived her Majesty's ship Actoon, having on board 376,500 dollars on merchants accounts—sailed November 2, Rio Janeiro January 3, Bahia February 16. On the 2d ult., in lat. 34. bO. long. 28. 7., spoke the American brig Congress, of and from Boston, for Rio. The Sultana, Scott, from Terceira, for London—sailed February '2l. On the 24th, in lat. 45.'20. long. 16. 43., was struck by a sea, which threw her on her beam-ends, carried away boats, bulwarks, stanchions, wheel, tiller, sails, &c. 4. Wind S.S.E. to W., hazy, with rain.—The Quebec spoke on the 28th ult., off the Lizard, the American ship Draper, from Baltimore, Bremen. START, MARCH 3. Off, the Venus, Andrews, from Batavia. JERSEY, MARCH 3.-Arrived the Damon, Ferrell, from Cadiz. KINSALE, Maucis 2.—Arrived the Reliance, Splale, from Ceara. LIZARD, MARCU 3.—Off, the Draper, from Baltimore. Cosec OF CORK, 11Ancn '2.—A large ship (700 or SOO tons) painted ports, yellow sides, lost foremast, bowsprit, main-top-mast, had a jury mast and main-top-mait rigge.l, was passed five days since, about 100 miles west the Blosquets, another ship in company with her. BRISTOL, MARCH 4.—Arrived the Maria, and William, St. Michael's. Cowgs, Maucit 4 —Arrived the Talma, Thomas, from Matanzas ; and Osprey, Frees, from Rio Janeiro. SCILLY, Mancu 3.—Arrived the Vank, from Paraiba; and Arcturus, from Honduras. CORK, MARCH 2 . —Arrived the Mary,tarden, from Gonalves. PLYmorITH, Mancu 3.—Arrived off port the James Cruickshank, from Demerara. FALmovrn, MARCH 3.—Arrived off port the Pink, Popertz, from Pernambuco. The Enterprise, Roberts, from Bury to Ramsgate, struck on the Manacles, 2d inst., and sunk—crew saved. The Providence, Rose, from Itcche.ter to Newcastle, was on shore near Flamb:o' Head, 2d inst.—crew and stores saved. The Thornley, N'erill, from London, put into Scarborough with con. siderable damage, having been on shore, bound to Hartlepool. The Rival, INl`Lean, of Aberdeen, from Newcastle, is totally wrecked —crew saved. The Brodene, from Bergen to St. Übes, w•as abandoned at era, on the 41iit ult. The Swallow, Patten, from Limerick to London, is on shot° at Islay, and full of water. The Lentillta, Catliero, from Messina to Antwerp, is on shore at Scilly, and full of water crew saved. The Enterprise, Pidgeon, from Gombln, put into Scilly with damage, and leaky, having struck on Bacon Ledge, bound to London. The Lyon, M'Carthy, put into Scith four feet water in her hold, hav ing struck a rock ; cargo discharging. The George Canning, :Harvey, from Macao, put into Plymouth, much strained, having been on her beam ends, bound to London. Earl and Countess Grey have arrived in Berkeley square, from their seat, Hall. The Noble Earl and Countess slept at Lambton Castle en route to town. T H/F , Rs ' HISTORY OF TIIE FRENCH R EVO LUTION, IN WEEKLY ONE-SHILLING PanTs.—About twenty two Numbers of this admirable work have now been published with the utmost regularity, at the rate of one Number per week. The success which we understand it has met with, afford; incontestable evidence that the public have not lost all relish for books of a higher order than those now published in such profusion, and that a few bold adventures of this de scription may go far to rectify the vitiated taste of the day. Until this work appeared the great bulk of English readers remained in l a mentable ignorance of the great causes and consequences of t h e great French Revolution—the real _cha racter and intentions of th e actors, such as Robes p i erre , Dan ton,ugiit ai to regard theproper point of vi ew i n w hi c h we oconduct. Thiers is a wr i ter o f uncom montd others , theira nd discrionsttioo, judgment, and impartiality ; his style is at once vigorous and plain. The Editor has acquitted him self !).dmirably by appending numerous notes which serve to I clucklat9 rho text.—Edinburgh Observer, MAGAZINES. BLACK WOOD'S MAGAZINE. We have just received this Magazine, which, it seems, narrowly escaped shipwreck in the North seas, on its passage from Edinburgh to Londea. Had it gone to the bottom, the intellectual faculties of the finny tribes would no doubt have been greatly benefited by such a prodigious cargo of mind being diffused among them ; but the public would ha% e lost the best Number that has appeared for some months. " How to avoid Fighting a Duel" is a series of characteristic anecdotes strung together with infinite tact end humour, all of which have truth to recommend them. The sketch of the military Bobadil who turned Methodist, in order to get creditably out of a duel in which he had involved himself, is as full of fun as Smollett's scene between Pallet and the Doctor on the ramparts. We recommend this admirably told anecdote to the attention of Mr. Peake, who could make a first-rate farce out of it. " Thiers" pos sessess great and striking interest as a biographical sketch of one of the most remarkable French statesmen of the day ; but wo demur to the spirit that pervades it, which is captious, splenetic, and prejudiced in a high degree. The writer, who it is plain to see in every page, is intimately acquainted with M. Thiers, speaks of him as a mere bust ling, unprincipled adventurer, who will not hesitate to make any sacrifice for place. Not content with thus abusing the man, ho must needs extend his abuse also to the author. Thiers's History of the French Revolution . Ire pronounces to be meagre, contradictory, inefficient, and unphilosophical. That it is unphilosophical, we grant ; but as a full, spi rited, and, on the whole, impartial record of facts, it is be yond all comparison the best history we possess of the Re_ ‘olution. Thiers does not pretend to enter into the philo sophy of his subject ; the turn of his mind is any thing but speculative or theoretical ; lie is simply a dexterous, quick witted, sagacious narrator of actual events. The only de fect we find in his history, is his evident leaning throughout towards the Girondists, who were a mere set of canting, pedantic visionaries, with just wit enough to raise the devil, but not spirit enough to drive him from their presence when raised. M. Thiers is constantly lauding the wondrous elo quence of these political sophists, and as constantly under rating that of Robespierre ; yet judging only from the spo ci►nens which he has furnished us with, of the oratory of the Girondists and that of the sanguinary leader of the Jaco bins, we should say that in tact, sagacity, and a quick ap prehension of the character of his countrymen during the period when he held sway over them, Robespierre beats all his political contemporaries hollow. But even he is a miserable creature as an orator, being clever only in com parison with the Girondists, whose eloquence consisted in nothing better than showy, bombastic allusions to the Re publican virtues of Greece and Rome. Nothing ,indeed has struck us so forcibly as the utter deficiency of elo quence, in its higher and nobler acceptation, among the orators of the Legislative Assembly and the Convention. The French historians, we know, point out Mirabeau as the model of what a popular speaker should be ; yet when we come to examine calmly• the specimens they have given us of his eloquence, what do we find there ?—nothing but tinsel declamation, tawdry puerility, and common-place clap-trap appeals to the passions of an aroused populace ! There is no high-toned, sustained sentiment, nothing to instruct, or begot matter for reflection—no pouring forth of a rich and vigorous imagination—all is showy, superficial and worthless, like the penny spangles on the dress of Har lequin. Yet France had energy in those days—tremen dous, invincible energy—but it was not, as There and Nlig net suppose, intellectual, but solely physical. It was the strength of her right arm, not the vigour of her under standing, that saved her from the armies of the coalition . " The Picture Gallery," which is continued in this Number, recounts the sufferings of a young college pedant, who per mitted himself to be wheedled out of mathematics into matrimony, by an artful, buxom widow. " Canada and Ireland" is a political diatribe, written in a very intempe rate spirit, as if by some dyspeptic Ultra-Tory. In the ar:ide entitled " Practical Working of Trades' Unions," there is some sound reasoning, mixed up, however, with a very copious alloy of prejudice and sophistry. G u i zot and Milton" is an attempt to show, by a variety of pas s ,ges culled from the works of a Bishop of the eighth cen tury, that our English Homer is an arrant plagiarist, both in the design of his Paradise Lost, and in the execution of some of its choicest passages. 'The essay is ingeniously written, and at first we thought the writer was in earnest ; but on reflecting on the character of the Bishops of the earlier ages, we fea persuaded that none would ever have had grasp of mind enough, or sufficlent freedom from con ventional prejudice, to have taken that lofty , intellectual view of Satan that Milton has done. The eighth century was not the age of religious toleration or enlightenment. A Bishop of that period, if he had ventured to pourtray the Devil in poetry, would have made him a black ugly giant with a tail and horns, not: a " fallen archangel," ex pressing thoughts fitted to " slander through eternity." The essay, we strongly suspect, is a hoax—a solemn quiz upon the ignorance and credulity of the reading public. MONTHLY MAGAZINE. " Alfred Crowquill's " illustrations to the papers entitled " Pickwick Abroad" are far superior to the letter-press this month, which is tedious and prolix. The author should drop servile imitation, even though he be as clever an imi tator of l3oz as Yates is of Munden, and start game of his own. Mere mimicry may become a parrot, but it is no great recommendation to an author. " Tableaux from Sporting Life '' is capital reading for " Legs," and those who require to be put on their guard against the practices of these scamps. The writer clearly understands his sub ject, and has the rare merit of speaking out. " Economy o f the Months " is a trite idea worked out in an easy, fluent manner. Of course it has one or two passing hits at Meteorological Murphy, who, however, can afford to laugh at these things, having, no doubt, realized a very pretty sum by the sale of his Almanacks. "Populus me sibilat, at milli plaudo, Ilse domi, annul ac nuinnios contemplor in area." So said Horace's rich man, and so, with equal truth, may Mr. Murphy say. As far as we ourselves are concerned, this gentleman's Almanack has been of wondrous service ; for whenever he has prophecied " fair," we have made a point of taking out our umbrella ; and whenever ho has vaticinated " rainy," we have laid it aside as superfluous—a plan which we have invariably found to answer ; and which wo recommend accordingly to all purchasers of the Mur phyan System of Meteorology. " A Love Story" is a clever quiz on sentimental tales. " The History of the Bastille " is mere twaddle ; and " The Baroness" puts forth strong claims to the same culogium. NEIV MONTHLY BELLE ASSEMBLE. There is abundance both of verse and prose in this Num ber, in the shape of songs and elegies, and talcs of senti ment ; but the prose, as might be expected, is superior to the poetry. The Number is got up with care, and as it is cheap in price, and amusing in the quality and variety of its contents, we dare say it will become a favourite with its fair readers. THE SPORTSMAN. The Number before us contains two very superior plates, engraved by one of the best artists of the day. One is en titled the " Young Falconer," and the other " Snipe Shooting." The latter is a rule rustic landscape, with a sterile, inhospitable moor in front, covered with snow, through which creeps a languid, half-frozen stream, and with a cottage in the back-ground, exposed apparently to all the winds of Heaven. This homely scene, which is thoroughly Elglish in its character, reminds us of those which Mor lald was so fond of painting. Of the contents of the Num bar we do not feel qualified to pronounce a decided opinion, for we have but a so-so acquaintance with the science of field-sports. We m ay state, however, that we have read the account of a " Bear-hunt" with much pleasure. PARBURPS ORIENTAL HERALD. A work lately started, and devoted to the same purposes as the" Asiatic Journal," exhibits a highly respectable por tion of talent and diligenoe in the present Number, which is the third from the commencement. It has a strong reci mmendation to public favour in being published twice in the month. Were the times to become stirring in the East—were a Burmese war, for example, to break out, which is perhaps not an improbable event—this frequency of publication would give the " Oriental Herald" an im mense advantage. THE ASIATIC JOURNAL Is, as usual, distinguished for the plenitude of the informa tion which it affords its readers on subjects connected with India and othereastcrn regions. The "Review of Eastern Nan's" contains a summary of the principal events in the East, of which an account has reached this country since the last publioation, and is drawn up with care and discri mination. In a short paper under the title of " The Mar quis Wellesley," the author of a critique in the " British and Foreign Review" is severely found fault with for an attempt to depreciate the Ex-Governor-General, and to overrate the excellence of the late Mr. James Mill as a historian. There is much justice in son►c of the writer's remarks. What, for instance, can be more injudicious than to extol the style of Mr. Mill, and to run down that of the Noble Marquis! No real friend of the historian would have acted so. In " Selections and Reflections" we find some tolerable . things, and some that startle our critical prejudices, When it is stated by the author of this article that Pindar •' has long been considered a violent, impe tuous and ungoverned writer, in direct opposition to the character given of hint by Horace," we demur to the truth of the latter part of the assertion, and venture to appeal for support to the " Pindarum quisquis," &c. THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE, We cannot speak in terms of commendation of the articles in the National for this month. They are all, with scarcely an exception, heavy and common-place in the last degree. "On the Intellectual Tendency of the Age" is a a clever repetition of an opinion which has been repeated in a variety of shapes in half the periodicals of the day. The " Portraits of the Spanish Christino Generals" have been drawn fifty times better in every daily newspaper in London. But it would be ridiculous to dignify such im perfect outlines with the name of portraits ; they arc mere pencillings of a feature or two, and will enable no reader unacquainted with the subjects of them to form any true conception of the character of these officers. " Scraps from my Note-book in Colombia" are only less tiresome than a voyage on board a Dutch merchant-vessel to the country in which they were picked up. In plain English, we have been of late so drugged with " scraps" and extracts" from " note-books," that the very sight of any thing of the kind affects us like an attack of cholera. The Book-notices are very well written, and the Reviews in general appear to us exceedingly just and impartial. Among the best, we would point out the Review of the " Life of Dr. Macnish, the Modern Pythagorean" of Blackwood, which is evidently written by some gentleman who knew the Doctor almost as intimately as his biographer. THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. Holdsworth. This Magazine has reached us so late, that we cannot do more than glance at its contents this month. It seems a choice Number in every respect. The " Tale of the Sea" opens well ; and if sustained with equal vigour of fancy and versification through the forthcoming cantos, will obtain for its author a no slight share of public notice. The second article on Turkish poetry is quite as interesting as the first. We recommend it to the notice of the lovers of Oriental literature. " Rickard the Rake" is too grave for shoulder ing► a shillelah at a fair,—playing Father Dowds and his six Sons at a wake—and courting behind a turf-stack by moonligitt—the usual employments of a rake in Ireland. The." Orphans of Dunasker" is continued in this Number. METROPOLITAN. The series of " Parliamentary Portraits," which is con tinued in this Number, furnishes us with details of the ora torical peculiarities of some of the staler minores of the House of Commons. The correctest portrait is that of Mr. Shaw Lefevre, who, however, is a better speaker than the author gives him credit for. The Sonnet to Mrs. Ja mmu, on the publication of her " Characteristics of Woman," is replete with poetic grace and beauty, and con veys a fine compliment to the intellectual powers of that g:fted lady. In the " Note-book of an Irish Barrister" we find some interesting, though rather florid, details, re specting the professional career of the present Master of the Rolls in Ireland, Mr. O'Loughlin. " Moms, in the Mediterranean" are rather prosy ; and the " Mariner's Daughter," of average length and merit. SPORTING MAGAZINE. All the sporting transactions of the month are duly re gistered in this periodical, which, we suppose, is the official gazette of the turf and the livid. In addition to this, the Number before us is embellished with two engravings, one of the famous bay Arab horse, which was the property of his late Majesty, William the Fourth, and the other of a fine sporting dog, which is executed with a spirit worthy of Landseer. THE MONTHY REPOSITORY, Charles Fox. The best article in the present Number is one entitled " A Few Remarks og. the Rare Vice called Lying ; or, an Appeal to the . Modesty of Anti-Ballot-men." That Leigh Hunt is the writer of this very clever satire upon the sancti monious pretensions of modern politicians, we have no more doubt than that to him we are . indebted for those amusing reminiscences of old authors contained in the pages devoted to retrospective criticism. Well and truly does he remark that one of the bitterest sights in the world, to a lover of equal dealing, is to see the selfish and conceited arrogance with which the rich demand virtues on the side of the poor, which they do not exercise themselves. " The rich man Les through his lawyer—through his dependant—through his ;oottnan—lies when he makes ' civil speeclics'—lies when he subscribes Articles—lies to his wife at the altar— lies when he takes the oaths and his seat ;' but that the poor man should lie—that he should give a false pro mise—that he should risk the direful, and unheard of, and unpa'rliamentary crime of political perjury —Oh ! it is not to be thought of In our wisdom we reverse the maxims of the Divine Legislator. With us riches and virtue, po verty and vice, are synonymous. " High and Low Life in Italy" has no charm for us, save w h at i s contained in the beautiful and truly feminine letters of Serena. " Rosabel" is concluded this month ; and we must confess that the impression left by it upon the mind is too painful to cause us to express a wish for its longer continuance. blr. Scott's powers of imagination are undoubted, but his verses are wanting in vigour, and his language in condensation. The Analysis of Simple Apprehension" i s too metaphysical fur the columns of a Magazine. THE CHILD'S OWN BIBLE. Contains extracts, illustrated with useful, explanatory notes, from the Bible—chiefly from those parts which are most likely to attract the attention of children. The Num ber is enriched with several neatly executed wood-cuts. THE TOWN AND COUIN7RY MAGAZINE. Virtue. The " Inconvenience of being a Favourite," is a clever sketch, with some touches of humour broad enough to tax the Sabbath gravity of a Quaker. We cannot say that we sympathised very deeply with the misfortunes of Mister Horatio Smirks—most likely because we wore never ex posed to such danger, having never been an especial fa vourite with that sex, of which the jealous and high-mettled Mi ss Susannah Sunke.y may be styled rather the champion than the ornament. The sketch of the Dictator of Para guay, ." Dr. Francia," is exceedingly,interesting. The ar ticle on the German Theatre, is likewise better than the ordinary run of such contributions. The " ballad" from the German is trash —worthy only of the brain of a monk in the twelfth century. The engraving of the square and statue of Erasmus, at Rotterdam, is creditable to the skill o f the artist, and the spirit of the conductor. EAST' INDIA MAGAZINE. The most curious article in this Number is entitled " Abstract of the Journal of a Route to Assam," an ad venturous route which was undertaken by Capt. Pemberton, who in the course of it travelled through divers strange lands, seldom or never before trodden by European foot. Ills sketches have the merit of placing the scenery and c haracters he would describe vividly before us. The re maining articles are chiefly interesting to these who have spent the best portion of their lives in the East. THE CHRISTIAN REFORMER. The .11.ov. Mr. Wood's " Letters from the United States" occupies the first place in the present Number. This %%ill, perhaps, be considered the most interesting of the series hitherto published. It treats chiefly of the " silent system" as exemplified in the Penitentiary of Phila delphia, and its perusal will, we apprehend, dispel some of the illusions which are abroad respecting the effects of this mode of punishment in America. There is a good article from the pen of the author of the papers entitled " Notes on Passages of Scripture," which appear occasionally in this periodical. Among the articles of religious intelligence we find the plan of a " Union" among the Unitarians somewhat similar to that which exists among the Congre gationalists and other sects. It is proposed as a means of increasing the strength of the Unitarian body. UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL. — This is a more amusing Number than usual, from the circumstance of its contents being more varied and better selected. " The Ports of France" contains much informa tion that we are sure will be new to many of our readers ; and the curious characteristic anecdotes of Sir Sidney Smith have never, we believe, yet appeared in print. Had we more room we should extract some of those, but our space is limited and we must forbear. MONTHLY LAW MA GA ZINE. The Number before us contains an article on the Ballot, %illicit is argued with more of zeal than logic. Th, writ(' r is vehemently opposed to the measure, but adduces no one argument in support of his view of the question which will bear strict examination. Prejudice misleads and blinds him to the true state of the case throughout his article, and it is plain that he is at a loss to say why he is hostile to the Ballot, The remarks on Mr. Sergeant Talfourd's speech in Parliament, on the Law of Copyright, "deservcs att,ntion, for they are as sagacious as they UP 'pertinent. The rest of the Number is devoted to the discussion of matters purely professional. SUBURBAN GARDENER. ARBORETUM BRITANNICUM. These two periodicals are under the superintendence of that most industrious and indefatigable of all existing edi tors, Mr. Loudon, and furnish many valuable practical sug gestions to those who take an interest in horticultural pursuits. LITERATURE. RAMBLING REMINISCENCES OF THE SPA- NISH WAR. lY TiIF, imp-. TNOMIS F.dBI. London, Ridgway and Sons, 1838. The main object of this work is to defend the policy of the British Government in Spain, and to refute the charges of cruelty brought against General Evans and the British Auxiliary Legion. The author claims for himself the merit of great impartiality, and intimates that this work never would have been written, but for the shameful attacks made by the Tories upon the Spanish policy of Lord Pal merston, and the humanity of the gallant Member for Westminster. He states, moreover, that he is fully aware, owing to the high state of party feeling that exists on the subject, that he shall draw every species of attack and abuse upon himself ; but that in shrinking from the task, he should feel himself guilty of an act of moral cowardice ; therefore hesitation would be little less than crimlual. Such magnanimous zeal in s o d a ngerous a cau se i s b eyon d all price, and we trust will not be overlooked by the Noble Foreign Secretary. In the meantime it may be some con solation to the Rev. Author to know that, in writing this book, he has run no risk of civil or political martyrdom. Ills arguments in defence of the foreign policy of Lord. Palmerston are innocent of any point likely to provoke thy vengeance of the Tories ; nor have we discovered in his reminiscences anything for which any man—much less a volunteer in the cause of truth—should apprehend a greater punishment than neglect from any faction in this country. PICTORIAL BIBLE. No. XXV. This Part is embellished with a great number of neatly executed wood-cuts, after designs from Raphael, and many of the old masters. The text is also illustrated with copious notes, which tend to clear up many obscure passages and allusions in the Bible. SOUTHEY'S POEMS, Vol.. V. London, Longman, 1838. The volume before us contains the whole of the p4y ;in o f " Madoe"—its author's best production, if we ex'oept his " Roderick, the last of the Goths"—and is erdbellished with two choice engravings, both of which ari d illustrative of the mountain scenery of North Wales. I n his preface Mr. Southey pays a respectful tribute t o the memory of Miss Seward, once in high repute ai ' t poet, but now, like Hayley, Darwin, and the rest of. that squad, deservedly forgotten. FREEMEN AND SLAVES. London, Saunders and, 011 e y, 1838. In this historical tragedy we 'meet occasionally both with elegant poetry and graphic d,escription—but no character— no pas•,ion. All the persnnages are alike wanting in indi viduality, and that which one Roman says, might with just as much propriety be s.sid by another. This is a serious blemish ; but if, al Nve suspect, Freemen and Slaves" be a first attempt, then is hope that in his next effort, the author will amend it, and produce something that may be highly attractive, if not on the stage, at least in the closet. ROYSTON GOWER ; OR THE DAYS OF KING JOHN, AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE. BY THOMAS MILLEE.-IN 3 VOLS. London, Colburn, 1838. This is a very clever Romance, and did it not remind us so frequently of Ivanhoe, would greatly increase the lite rary reputation of the author of " A Day in the Woods." Mr. Miller tells us in the intro:luction, that in writing this work he has fulfilled one of his bo)ish wishes ; for that it was long a dream of his youth to produce a Romance, the scene of which should be fixed in Sherwood Forest, in the days of Robin Hood. We regret, for his own sake—see ing the public mind yet filled with the visions of Sherwood Forest, and its daring outlaw, conjured up by the magic wand of the great Wizard of the North—that Mr. Miller did not select a scene and a hero less likely to expose him to the double charge of plagiarism and presumption. Several passages in these volumes are very striking ; but the general impression made upon the mind by a perusal of the whole is that tl c work is wanting in originality. We are, however, in no mood to take um brage at trifles. Hundreds of romances, of an hundred times less merit, have been written by persons wh• never had such difficulties as our friend the Basket-maker to con tend with ; and, what is more to the purpose, these ro mances have all had what the best romances can only look forward to—their season of popularity. The author of " Royston Gower" may confidently look forward to a po pularity as general if not more lasting. The POETICAL WORKS of THOMAS PRINGLE, With a SKETCH of his LIFE, 11 Y LEITCLI RITCHIE. London, Mason, 1838. Although Mr. Pringle, during the latter period of his life, was better known to the public as the able and intel ligent Secretary of the Anti-Slavery Society than as a poet—as the zealous fellow-labourer of Wilberforce and Brougham than as a contributor to the elegant literature of his country—the volume before us attests the justice of his claim to be ranked among that amiable class of authors who make their works subservient to the inculcation of a pure and humanizing morality. Pringle was a truly good and benevolent man ; and, with the exception of a few pieces, devoted his talent for poetry to subjects bearing upon the one great object of his life—the amelioration of the heavy wrongs and hapless condition of the coloured race. That be possessed abilities of the highest order can not be presumed for an instant ; but his talents were more than respectable, his zeal was pure and ardent, and the labours of his life were directed to the achievement of pur poses great and good in themselves, and undertaken in an honest, manly, and Christian spirit. Though afflicted with lameness from childhood, be was neither listless nor misan thropic. While a very young man he started Blackwood's. Magazine ; but the, speculation not succeeding, he accents \ panied his family to the Cape of Good Hope, where for some years he devoted himself to the education of youth, and the conducting of a Journal—the first over published in Africa, with a view to soften the horrors of slavery. Un- Entunately for Pringle, the then Governor of the Cape was a young Nobleman who ..cherished a hatred for men who deemed the diffusion of knowledge among the people essen tial to their happiness ; and accordingly he soon fell under the marked displeasure of his " Excellency." In a collision of this sort the weaker is sure to go to the wall. Poor Pringle, after being subjected to every kind of indirect per secution that the tools of the Governor could safely em ploy against him, was forced to fly to England, where, until the day of his death, he failed to obtain any redress from the British Cabinet. His sufferings, his sentiments, and a proper appreciation of his abilities, recommended bins to the Anti-Slavery Society, by whom he was appointed secretary ; and in that Situation he continued till the Slave BmAncipation Act in 1833—only a few ntetnas before his death, tic hft behind him, AO 41 n,kireat meaEure unpro sided for, a wife and sister, whom his biographer rec oat mends as fit objects for the exercise of the Royal bounty— a recommendation in the justice and humanity of which we heartily and earnestly concur. No one who glories in the emancipation of the slave could object to the bounty that would provide for the physical wants of the widow of Pringle. We cannot speak in terms of commendation of the manner in which the biographer of Pringle has peiturmed his task. His reflections upon the charactors of those: whom he is pleased to designate as " mete anthem; are fii; wanting in truth as they are in generOsity I and to say the least that might be said, Leitch Ritchie is not the person best entitled to sneer at the want of principle oetasionally exhibited by men of genius albeit himself na way allied tg intellects of the highest order. engroM by Finde,n, and t wo A portrait of P r i ng l e , views in Africa, embellish this volume, We select is 'sonnet, on the condition of the Hottentot d.ave, as furnishi ng a fair poetkal. compositions :—_ specimen of the author's " Mild, melancholy, and sedate, he stands, anQa::r's flock upon the fields, once, where now the \Vhitt nan builds T Hi e o nd fa ii t i h g :er,, its home, and issues forth his prol:t1 Commands. His dark eye flashes not; his listless hands Lean on the shepherd's staff'sno more lie wields The Lybian bow—but to tie' oppressor yields Submissively his freedom end his lands. Has lie no courage ? Once he bad—hut, to Harsh servitude hath worn him to the bone. No enterprise ? Alas ! the brand, the blow, Have humbled him to dust—even hope is gone! He's a base hearted hound—not worth 'his food'-- His Master cries—' he has no gratitvae " FINE AItTS. STUDIES FROM NATURE. London, Tilt, 1838. This is a republication of erAgravings taken from Inskipp's well-known studies from Nature. The present part con sists of three plates, which are executed in a very careful and pains-taking spirit. The best is the portrait--evideutly from the life—of a. beautiful young blonde, who is dressed in a very dark, becoming gipsey bonnet. ELEGANT EXTRACTS, SHOWING HOW PUNISHMENT TENDS TO IM PROVEMENT, AND THE DIMINUTION OF CRIME. Mr, O'CONNELL, at the Crown and Anchor.—" I repeat there is foul perjury in the Tory Comu)ttees of the House of Commons ;" and in his place in the 1 - louse—" I did say every word of that-1 believe it to be pe.fectly true." Ordered to be reprimanded, for having uttere'd a foul and scan d a l ous lib e l ; and after the reprimand, concludes an address to the Speaker in these words—" I retract nothing ; I repeat what I have said." SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT THERE AND ELSEWHERE, •FTER TITS IZEPItIMA ND Captain PEcnEn...—" flow did be dare, in the House of Lords, to uttevluch a falsehood?" Lord BROULHAM.—" The words were the most unjust,—the most disordr•rly—the most indecorous, that, in the whole Course of my life, I ever knew to be uttered in the presence of 'Jim, whose duty it is preserve the decorum of debate. \Nhat tight had they to charge me with an infamous offence?" Mr. LANGDALE—The Bishop of:. - Exeter has charged me with treachery, aggravated by - per j ury ." I say that t h e charges are unwor th y the charao*.er of a Prelate of the Church of England, and can designate them only as falsehoods, aggra vated by duplicity. FURTHER firG N S OF INIMIOVEMENT. Sir EDWARD SrGns r. said he. was present, and his im pression was, that, the Right Rev. Prelate had shown "marked and real tourtesy towards the Hon. Mrinber." Lard Howletc begged to remark that "the words attri btred to him 3 jy t h Right Rev. Prelate bore not the faintest resemblance, to anything he had said." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTII, /sheen 3.—Her Majesty's ship Actaaon, Captain the Right Hon. Edward Russell, arlived from the. South American station this evening, bringing 360.000 dol lars, specie ; and as pa sengers, his Excellency Hamilton Ha milton, Esq., her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Brazil, and Lady ; and Lieut. G. C. Adams (promoted), Mr. Lamb, Assistant-Surgeon, invalided from the Cockatrice, and died at Bahia. The Actmon left Valpa,a.iso the 2d of November last ; the Stag, Commodore Sullivan, C. 8., was lying there, all well.- The Imogene was, at the South Sea Islands, and was expected to return front Valparaiso about the middle of January. The Cleopatra had gone to Mexico, and the Rover and Basilisk, with the ChiHan' squadron, on the coast of Peru. The Aetmon left Rio Janeiro the 3d January; her Majesty's ship Dublin was lying there, with the flag of Sir G. E. Hamond, Bart., all well, and anxicu.ly looking for his relief, and the packets Lyra anal Spider. The Cocka trice sailed for Buenos Ayres with the Actmon ; the Spar rowhawk was at Monte Video. The failure of the American houses appeared to be very much felt, and bu'lion was at a vor) high premium. Ilis Royal Highness the Prince de Jcinville, in the Hercules line-of-battle ship, attended by the Favourite corvette, arrived at Rio the 3l of January. The Actaeon left Bahia on the 10th of January ; her Majesty's ship Sarnarang, Captain Broughton, was lying there, for the pro tection of British property, and the Wizard at Pernambuco. The town of Bahia and all the forts were in possession of the rebels, and the Imperialists were blockading with several ves sels : it was supposed there were not ten days' provisions its the town when the Actmon left. The Actmon experienced very heavy bales from the westward, front the latitude of 28 N. till. her arrival in the Channel. The Inconstant, 36, Captain Pring s , has succeeded, in this dreary season, in conveying one-half of the 93d Highlanders from Cork to Halifax, and returned to Plymouth on the 23d ult. The Cornwallis, 74, Captiin Sir R. Grant, succeeded. in landing two companies of the 65th, and three companies of the 32d, at St. John's, front Halifax. She was stopped at St. John's about two da3s by sea, but got away about the lat of February, with a fair wind for Bermuda. The Melville, 74, with the flag of Rear-Admiral the Hon. George Elliott, arrived at Teneriffe, on the 17th of January —twelve days after leaving this port—where she was to com plete her water, and immediately proceed to the Caye of Good Hope. The Wellesley, 74, with the flag of Rear , - Admiral Maitland, sailed from the Cape on the 12th of De cember for the East Indies. The Independence, American frigate, sailed in company with the Wellesley from Madei . ra to the Cape, and had no chance whatever with the latter in sailing qualities. The Blonde, 43, is in Dock, and is to be &lied as a " de monstration" ship. Should it be necessary for - the Mada gascar, Commodore Sir T. Peyton, to return to England, ro ,n the NV, st Indies, in consequence, (lithe injury 11cl-bottom sustained from touching the ground, the Blond will supply her place. The Russell, 74, Captain Sir 'William Dillon, which con veyed troops from Malta to Gibraltar, to be transported thence to . 11 alifax, has returned to Malta. The Brisk, 3, Lieutenant Kellett, went out of Harbour on Tusday, and sailed the following day for the coast of Africa. The Arab, transport, sailed yesterday, for Chatham, to fit for the conveyance of horses to Canada. The ship Nellie Castle, for Madras and Bengal, is hourly expected here to embark passengers. • (From the Devonport Indrpendent.) PLYMOUTH, Nlaucit 3.—The Calliope, 28, Captain Thomas Herbert, sailed on Friday for the South American station. The Inconstant, 36, Captain Daniel Pring, arrived on Fri day evening from Halifax, after a short passage of seventeen days. She came into harbour on Tuesday to refit. Mr. William L. Nurcock is appointed Secretary to Vico Admiral Sir Graham Eden Hammond, at Rio de Janeiro. The brig Espoir, 10, Lieutenant Paulson, will go out of harbour this day (Saturday). The brigantine Brisk, 3, went out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead, on Tuesday. The Thunderer, 84, having been repaired, t‘ as taken out of dock on Saturday, and the Caledonia, 120, was taken into dock, on Monday, to be repaired previous to being put in commission. The Lily, 16, Commander Reeve, will go out of 'harbour on Monday. . - The Racehorse, Com. 11. W. Craw ford, arrived at Lisbon, from this port, February 10. The Alligator and Britomart sailed on Tho.rWay for New South Wales, for the purpose of surveying th.: Gulf of Car pentaria ; but on Monday the Alligator returned to port, bay. ing met with very rough weather, during - which she lost her fore-top-gallant mast, and sprung her IrJwsprit. liar Cap tain, Sir J. Gordon Brer.ler, was pitched out of his chair in the cabin, and narrowly escaped severe injury ; he was much bruised in the face. The Alligt'Aor went into harbour on the same day to refit. The following are the Appointments made to the Malabar, 74, fitting at this port to convey troops to Canada, viz. : Captain Edward Harvey Commander W. P. Stanley ; Lieu. tenants George H. P. - White, A. Little, and Ed war d Dixon a Mr. John Thomas, Master; Mr. John Walter, Purser; William Bell, burgeon ; Mr. George K. E. Wright, Mato ; Messrs. W, Lambert and J. M. Minter, Assistant-Surgeons;Mr. J. Collins, Clerk ; Mr. E. illackett, volunteer first c l ass; Mr. Charles J. Austen; Midshipman ; Mr. Horatio Nelson, volunteer first class ; Mr. Horatio W. Hollingworth, ite.sistaht Clerk; Mr. Charles GM/Ird, Boatswain; Mr. George Cherg win, Carpenter; Mr. John Pine, Gunner; and First Lieute nant J. D. Fosbrookc, R.M. SELLING MILK IN SLICES.—Such was the se verity of the late frost in Kincardine, that a person who kept a dairy, upon proceeding one morning to deliver to his cus tomers their usual portiors of milk, was not a little discon certed to find the whole in a solid mass of ice. As his cus tomers must be served, and as there was no time for thawing such a quantity, he immediately set to work . with a sa w a n d axe, ad dividing it i n t o pi eces , d e li ver i ng a po t tion to ench.—,S co g a 7'imes, A GOOD SHOT.—During . the late seuvre weather the flocks of wild fowl on the Suffolk coast Were veri, large; one gentleman, upon whose veraeit3, we can saf e l y re v, Btatts ;vere so that one flock covered a square mile, and thp' t t h ey densely crowded that he brought down 'one hundred and thirty birds at two shots.—Lary Post.